Priced at 6,99,999 Acer Predator 21 X is one of the biggest, heaviest and possibly the best gaming laptop, you would have come across. (Photo: Acer)

Taiwanese firm Acer has finally introduced its Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook in India. Known as the king of the devices for gamers, Acer Predator 21 X comes with a curved 21-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2560 pixels by 1080 pixels with a 120Hz refresh rate. At this pixel and refresh rate, you can get the best of display quality and this is what this device offers. In India, Acer Predator 21 X has been priced at Rs 6,999,99. So, one really wonder who would be its buyer.

Out of the box, Acer Predator 21 X looks possibly one of the most stylish notebook and if you have hands-on experiences on any of the rugged laptop which are mostly used in industrial sector, you can related that Acer Predator 21 X built up is like them. The Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook 8 is powered by dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards and 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7820HK processor. It comes with 64GB of DDR4-2400 memory, up to four 512GB solid state drives in RAID 0 configuration including 2 NVMe PCIe SSDs and a 7200 RPM hard drive of 1TB capacity. All of these configuration are one of the highest standards and offers highest gaming experiences without any lag or stutter. Switching between different tasks with this notebook is a cakewalk.

One of the interesting feature of the Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook is that it has a DoubleShot Pro technology which automatically picks the fastest network connection either Ethernet or wireless and sends all high priority traffic over that interface while standard traffic is sent over the other. According to statement from company, this ensures the highest priority traffic will always be put on the fastest and most reliable link. Thunderbolt 3 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at speeds up to 40 Gbps.

Most of the gaming laptops face the problem of over overheating due to excessive use of intensive graphics. To address this challenge, Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook comes with an advanced cooling architecture consisting of five system fans and nine heat pipes. It also includes Acer DustDefender, which removes dust build-up and improves heat dissipation, and Acer’s CoolBoost app, that can be used to adjust the fans’ airflow to deliver extra cooling performance during heavy use. All this really able to manage the cooling condition of the notebook.

In addition, you can customise the keyboard. Acer Predator 21 X comes with full-sized mechanical keyboard features Cherry MX Brown switches, with individually programmable backlit keys, offering 16.7 million color options. Users can swap out the black W, A, S and D keys with teal ones, using the included accessory kit. A numeric keypad allows it to be flipped over and turned into a Precision Touchpad.

Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook features a new 3-way – tweeter, midrange, woofer audio design which produces Hi-Fi quality sound and is powered by 4 speakers – 2 tweeters, 2 midrange and 2 subwoofers — to produce a full spectrum of sound. Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook works with Windows Hello, supporting secure and password-free sign-in by recognizing your face. It also has Skype for Business Certification, Cortana and Windows 10.

It comes preloaded with Acer PredatorSense software which allows users to control and customise the device from one central interface, including overclocking, lighting and fan control. In addition, it has Xsplit Gamecaster software which makes it easy for gamers to record and edit videos and live streaming on Twitch and Youtube channels.

Acer, Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Notebook will be available on order through Acer Exclusive stores and authorized e-commerce stores like Flipkart.com.